The Trump administration told states on Saturday that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the uncertainty surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. In late-night guidance seen by The New York Times, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.
Why is feeding people political? What value add is forcing people to starve? Monsters.
Why is feeding people political? What value add is forcing people to starve? Monsters.
I’ve been doing some free consulting work with Food Not Bombs chapters in my local area. The same day that SNAP went away, ICE started intimidating them.
- They told all the churches and community centers where they do distribution that they’re “providing material aid to illegal immigrants” and can face criminal investigations and warrantless searches unless they stop letting FNB distribute food.
- Have shown up at distributions to check people’s immigration status which has scared some people away from coming to get food.
IDK if this is a nationwide coordinated effort or unique to my area.
Christ, of course it’s a deportation tactic.
We didn’t end up in the “eat the rich” future, but rather “starve the poor.”
Investors are going to love Walmart’s next quarterly earnings.
Starving people out is the best reason to start fighting. I hope people start fighting back. This makes me so angry holy man.
And when we fight, the insurrection act is invoked, and when it’s invoked, material law, then I don’t know what. Maybe civil war?
We have a population crisis with too few babies being born, and the clear solution is to keep making kids more expensive.
